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Norse religion was at no time homogeneous, but was a conglomerate of related customs and beliefs. These could be inherited or borrowed, [2] and although the great geographical distances of Scandinavia led to a variety of cultural differences, people understood each other's customs, poetic traditions and myths. [3]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) is an action role-playing video game heavily inspired by Viking culture. [250] [251] Vikings are the lead focus of the 2020 video game Assassin's Creed Valhalla, which is set in 873 AD, and recounts an alternative history of the Viking invasion of Britain. [252]
Three figures on the Skog tapestry; they have been interpreted as the Norse gods Odin (one eye), Thor (hammer in hand) and Freyr.. Old Norse religion, also known as Norse paganism, is a branch of Germanic religion which developed during the Proto-Norse period, when the North Germanic peoples separated into a distinct branch of the Germanic peoples.
The traditions of this faith, including Valhalla and the Æsir, are sometimes cited as a factor in the creation of Viking warrior culture. [164] However, Scandinavia was eventually Christianised towards the later Viking Age, with early centres of Christianity especially in Denmark.
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia as the Nordic folklore of the modern period.
River kings : a new history of Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads. London: Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 978-0008353117. Kovárová, Lenka (2011). "The Swine in Old Nordic Religion and Worldview". Háskóla Íslands. Lindow, John (2002). Norse mythology : a guide to the Gods, heroes, rituals, and beliefs. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old Norse philosophy was the philosophy of the early Scandinavians. [ a ] [ b ] [ c ] Similar to the patterns of thought of other early Germanic peoples , Old Norse philosophy is best attested in the Poetic Edda , particularly Hávamál , which is a poem attributed to Odin , the leading deity in Norse mythology .
As previous and contemporary peoples of Scandinavia (the Vikings), the tribal Danes were practitioners of the Norse religion. Around 500 CE, many of the gods of the Norse pantheon had lost their previous significance, except a few such as Thor, Odin and Frey who were increasingly worshipped.